Heroes aren't made on reality TV

With our July Fourth plans rained out, my wife and I went to the movies. In front of us in line was a soldier and his wife. He was standing on two legs: one that God gave him and one the VA gave him.

Later, I was reviewing our TV Guide and saw listed a new show called "The Hero," described as "ordinary folks battle to prove they're heroic via various tests in the reality-competition." I wondered if the soldier who stood in front of me earlier that afternoon had taken a "test" to be a hero.

How naive of the producers of this show. American heroes don't take tests. They are ordinary people doing extraordinary acts for others - emphasis on "others!"

Real heroes are the firefighter who charges into a burning home to save a child; the police officer who responds to a violent domestic call; the teacher who shelters her students from a crazed shooter; the wounded medic who charges into a firefight to save a fallen comrade. They are a group of men who signed a declaration that risked their lives and their families' lives to form a new nation.

It is real, ordinary people doing heroic acts that we should remember and honor as we celebrate the birthday of our great United States.

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Heroes aren't made on reality TV

With our July Fourth plans rained out, my wife and I went to the movies. In front of us in line was a soldier and his wife. He was standing on two legs: one that God gave him and one the VA gave him.